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NOW Yearbook 1985-1989 VINYL Extra

Each release in our ‘Yearbook’ series includes a vinyl edition, featuring a selection of tracks taken from the full line-up found on the CD version, plus we have also released an accompanying CD ‘Extra’ for each of the years… Inevitably, this has meant that a huge number of incredible tracks have not been included on the LP versions…. 

NOW are proud to present NOW - Yearbook 1985 - 1989: Vinyl Extra - a 5LP boxset featuring an album per year for the period 1985-1989, each featuring an incredible line-up of tracks taken from either the ‘Yearbook’ or ‘Extra’ that haven’t been included on a ‘Yearbook’ vinyl edition before. 

72 moments of Pop magic in a numbered limited-edition boxset – with each vinyl pressed in the colour of the years’ original ‘Yearbook’. 

1985: Opening with Wham!’s UK No.1 ‘I’m Your Man’, before a run of huge hits including from Go West, Dead Or Alive, Level 42 with ‘Something About You’, Tears For Fears’ ‘Head Over Heels’ and sophisticated pop from Bryan Ferry with ‘Don’t Stop The Dance’ and Dee C. Lee’s ‘See The Day’ …Flip the LP for Simple Minds’ anthemic ‘Alive And Kicking’, alongside The Dream Academy, Billy Idol and John Parr’s ‘St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)’ – and following Pat Benatar, Paul Young’s U.S. chart-topper ‘Every Time You Go Away’ and UK No.1 duet ‘I Know Him So Well’ from Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson.

1986: a-ha and UB40 open a stellar side that features Billy Ocean’s #1 ‘When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going’, the funk smash ‘Word Up!’ from Cameo and Whitney Houston’s ‘How Will I Know’, as well as superb vocals from. Gwen Guthrie and Anita Baker… Turn the record over for rock and pop smashes from Bon Jovi with ‘You Give Love A Bad Name’, Europe’s ‘The Final Countdown’ and The Bangles’ US chart topper ‘Walk Like An Egyptian’, ahead of pop-dance favourites from Bucks Fizz, Nu Shooz, Mel & Kim and Five Star.

1987: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ kicks off a side that includes essential tracks from Jan Hammer, Black, The Cure, Siouxsie And The Banshees, New Order and Duran Duran. On Side Two, pure-pop excellence from Bananarama, The Communards and Boogie Box High lead into the Oscar-winning ‘(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life’ from Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, before more huge tracks from Alison Moyet, Cliff Richard and T’Pau with the 5-week #1 smash ‘China In Your Hand’.

1988: Kim Wilde opens a side packed with energy including from Inner City with the huge dance anthem ‘Big Fun’ and Taylor Dayne’s ‘Tell It To My Heart’. Rick Astley’s US #1 ‘Together Forever’ and Wet Wet Wet’s UK #1 cover of ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’ are up next ahead of power-pop from Jane Wiedlin and summertime smashes from Belinda Carlisle and Chris Rea. Flip the record for Pet Shop Boys’ peerless ‘Domino Dancing’, and Tanita Tikaram and Julia Fordham with brilliant self-penned hits. Sananda Maitreya, Danny Wilson and Deacon Blue lead to the closer; the beautiful ‘Keeping the Dream Alive’ from Münchener Freiheit.

1989: A huge year closes the collection, beginning with Alice Cooper’s ‘Poison’ and featuring Roxette’s ‘The Look’, huge hits from Transvision Vamp and Debbie Gibson, plus a trio of Stock, Aitken and Waterman productions :- Donna Summer with ‘I Don’t Wanna Get Hurt’, Kylie Minogue with the #1 ‘Hand on Your Heart’, plus the massive end of year smash for Jason Donovan, ‘When You Come Back To Me’. The final side opens with Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler’s hugely influential ‘Keep On Movin’’, and second Top 5 hits for Neneh Cherry with ‘Manchild’, and Holly Johnson with ‘Americanos’. Legends Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello and Roy Orbison follow, ahead of closing tracks (with very similar titles); Tina Turner with ‘I Don’t Wanna Lose You’ and Gloria Estefan’s huge US #1 ballad ‘Don’t Wanna Lose You’.

For ‘Yearbook’ collectors and vinyl fans alike – NOW – Yearbook 1985–1989: Vinyl Extra - 72 amazing tracks celebrating the pop magic of the era.

LP1 Side A (1985)

1. Wham! - I'm Your Man 
2. Go West – Don’t Look Down (The Sequel) 

3. Dead Or Alive - My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor)  

4. Level 42 - Something About You  

5. Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels 

6. Bryan Ferry - Don't Stop The Dance  

7. Dee C. Lee - See the Day 

LP1 Side B

1. Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking  
2. The Dream Academy – Life in a Northern Town 

3. Billy Idol - White Wedding (Pt. 1) 

4. John Parr – St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) 

5. Pat Benatar - We Belong  

6. Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away 

7. Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well 

LP2 Side A (1986)

1. A-ha – I’ve Been Losing You 
2. UB40 - Sing Our Own Song 

3. Billy Ocean - When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going 

4. Cameo - Word Up!  

5. Gwen Guthrie - Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent 

6. Whitney Houston - How Will I Know  

7. Anita Baker – Sweet Love 
    

LP2 Side B

1. Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name 
2. Europe - The Final Countdown 

3. The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 

4. Bucks Fizz - New Beginning (Mamba Seyra) 

5. Mel & Kim – Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend) 

6. Nu Shooz – I Can’t Wait 

7. Five Star - Rain or Shine  

LP3 Side A (1987)

1. Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love 
2. Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme – (From "Miami Vice II" Soundtrack) 

3. Black - Sweetest Smile 

4. The Cure - Why Can't I Be You? 

5. Siouxsie And The Banshees - This Wheel's On Fire  

6. New Order – Touched by the Hand of God  

7. Duran Duran – Meet El Presidente  
    

LP3 Side B

1. Bananarama – I Heard a Rumour 
2. The Communards – Never Can Say Goodbye 

3. Boogie Box High – Jive Talkin’ 

4. Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time of My Life (From "Dirty Dancing" Soundtrack) 

5. Alison Moyet - Weak in the Presence of Beauty 

6. Cliff Richard – Some People  

7. T'Pau - China In Your Hand  

LP4 Side A (1988)

1. Kim Wilde - Never Trust A Stranger  
2. Inner City - Big Fun 

3. Taylor Dayne - Tell It to My Heart  

4. Rick Astley – Together Forever  

5. Wet Wet Wet - With A Little Help From My Friends 

6. Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour  

7. Belinda Carlisle – Circle in the Sand 

8. Chris Rea – On the Beach (Summer ‘88) 

LP4 Side B

1. Pet Shop Boys – Domino Dancing  
2. Tanita Tikaram – Twist in My Sobriety  

3. Julia Fordham - Happy Ever After 

4. Sananda Maitreya - Sign Your Name 

5. Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer 

6. Deacon Blue - Dignity 

7. Münchener Freiheit - Keeping the Dream Alive 

LP5 Side A (1989)

1. Alice Cooper - Poison  
2. Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don't Care  

3. Roxette – The Look 

4. Debbie Gibson – Electric Youth 

5. Donna Summer – I Don’t Wanna Get Hurt  

6. Kylie Minogue – Hand on Your Heart 

7. Jason Donovan – When You Come Back to Me  
    

LP5 Side B

1. Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler - Keep On Movin' 
2. Neneh Cherry - Manchild 

3. Holly Johnson - Americanos 

4. Paul McCartney - My Brave Face  

5. Elvis Costello – Veronica 

6. Roy Orbison - You Got It 

7. Tina Turner – I Don’t Wanna Lose You 

8. Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna Lose You 

NOW - Yearbook Extra 1985 - 1989: The Final Chapter (3CD)

NOW is proud to present 60 more essential hits from an unforgettable half-decade: ‘NOW – Yearbook Extra 1985–1989: The Final Chapter’ – the perfect companion to our recent ‘NOW – Yearbook 1985-1989: The Final Chapter’ collection.

We did mean it when we said ‘final’… but the late ’80s were simply overflowing with era-defining anthems, sophisticated pop, stadium rock and soulful ballads, and these gems demanded their own spotlight!

Disc One opens with George Michael’s timeless ‘Kissing A Fool’, before pure Pop brilliance from Pet Shop Boys with ‘Suburbia’, a-ha with ‘The Blood That Moves The Body’ and Eurythmics’ ‘Would I Lie To You’. Chart regulars next including superb singles from Alison Moyet, The Communards, Nik Kershaw and Howard Jones sitting alongside stylish cuts from Arcadia with ‘The Promise’ and Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark’s ‘Secret’. Alt-pop from The Cure, The Darling Buds and The Colourfield lead into more hits from Simple Minds, Paul McCartney and Sting. The disc winds down with sophisticated jazz influenced pop from Swing Out Sister and Sade, plus Go West’s ‘Goodbye Girl’- with Suzanne Vega’s ‘Small Blue Thing’ to close.

Disc Two bursts into life with the truly iconic sound of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born In The U.S.A.’, before pop-rock anthems from Electric Light Orchestra, Tina Turner, Heart, Europe and Bon Jovi. Feel-good ’80s Pop from Huey Lewis & The News and Katrina & The Waves come before Kevin Rowland and Dexys Midnight Runners with ‘Because Of You;, whilst a great trio of pop-soul is up next from The Pasadenas, The Four Tops and Five Star. Bananarama, Hazell Dean and Laura Branigan bring dance-pop gold alongside Gloria Estefan (‘Get On Your Feet’) and The Beatmasters featuring MC Merlin with club classic ‘Who’s In The House’. The slick 80s groove of René & Angela’s ‘I’ll be Good’ and Ray Parker Jr.’s ‘I Don’t Think That Man Should Sleep Alone’ lead to the closing track for Disc Two from Mica Paris with her cover of ‘Where Is The Love’.

Disc Three opens with a stellar run of late-’80s gems…Pet Shop Boys’ ‘Rent’ and New Order’s ‘Sub-culture’, along with The Cure’s second appearance on the collection with ‘Just Like Heaven’ and The Mission’s ‘Wasteland’. The title track from Boy George’s fist solo album leads into more great pop from King and Transvision Vamp. Tiffany enjoyed another smash with a cover version (‘I Saw Him Standing There’) and Bros, Wet Wet Wet and Rick Astley continued their unbroken runs of hits. Level 42 and Kim Wilde come ahead of the debut from Waterfront plus Hue & Cry, Hothouse Flowers and The Christians…The collection concludes with a trio of ballads: - U.S. #1’s from Debbie Gibson with ‘Lost In Your Eyes’ and Whitney Houston with ‘Where Do Broken Hearts Go’, before closing with the powerful and uplifting ‘(Something Inside) So Strong’ from Labi Siffre.

NOW – Yearbook Extra 1985–1989: The Final Chapter – 60 further hits that are an essential part of the story of an extraordinary and magical era in Pop.

Tracklist:

CD 1

1. George Michael - Kissing a Fool
2. Pet Shop Boys – Suburbia
3. a-ha – The Blood That Moves the Body
4. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Would I Lie to You?
5. Alison Moyet - Ordinary Girl
6. The Communards – You Are My World
7. Nik Kershaw - When A Heart Beats
8. Howard Jones – Life In One Day
9. Arcadia – The Promise
10. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Secret
11. The Colourfield – Thinking of You
12. The Cure - Hot Hot Hot!!! (Remix)
13. The Darling Buds - Hit The Ground
14. Simple Minds - Kick It In
15. Paul McCartney - This One
16. Sting - Love Is The Seventh Wave
17. Swing Out Sister - You On My Mind
18. Sade - Nothing Can Come Between Us
19. Go West – Goodbye Girl
20. Suzanne Vega - Small Blue Thing

CD 2

1. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
2. Electric Light Orchestra - Calling America
3. Tina Turner – One of the Living
4. Heart - What About Love?
5. Europe - Rock the Night
6. Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye
7. Huey Lewis & The News - Stuck With You
8. Katrina & The Waves - Sun Street
9. Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners - Because Of You
10. The Pasadenas - Riding on a Train
11. The Four Tops - Indestructible
12. Five Star - Whenever You're Ready
13. Bananarama – More Than Physical
14. Hazell Dean – Turn It into Love
15. Laura Branigan – Shattered Glass
16. Gloria Estefan - Get on Your Feet
17. The Beatmasters featuring MC Merlin - Who's In the House
18. René & Angela - I'll Be Good
19. Ray Parker Jr. - I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone
20. Mica Paris - Where Is The Love

CD 3

1. Pet Shop Boys – Rent
2. New Order – Sub-culture
3. The Cure - Just Like Heaven
4. The Mission - Wasteland
5. Boy George - Sold
6. King - Won't You Hold My Hand Now
7. Transvision Vamp - The Only One
8. Tiffany - I Saw Him Standing There
9. Bros - Chocolate Box
10. Wet Wet Wet - Temptation
11. Rick Astley - She Wants to Dance with Me
12. Level 42 - Heaven In My Hands
13. Kim Wilde - Say You Really Want Me
14. Waterfront - Cry
15. Hue & Cry - Looking For Linda
16. Hothouse Flowers – Don’t Go
17. The Christians - Forgotten Town
18. Debbie Gibson – Lost in Your Eyes
19. Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go
20. Labi Siffre – (Something Inside) So Strong